News and Stories
The Consultancy Visit to Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) on 11-15 January was a follow-up action from the previous Committee NSO Visit back in 2010. SLSA Chief Commissioner, Prof. Nimal De Silva, outlined the three focus areas of the consultancy...
It was my immense pleasure to visit the Lebanese Messengers of Peace project ‘Rebirth of the Phoenix’ to support Syrian Refugees in the country. National leaders in Lebanon joined a visiting World Scouting team to praise Scouts in Lebanon for their...
GHANA - The Ghana Scout Association, as a youth movement with a structured training programme is committed to ensure that, every Scout must understand and be able to apply the principles of map reading and first aid. With this in mind, the Ghana...
NIGERIA - The Scout Association of Nigeria during the weekend of 5th – 8th of December 2013 organized the 1st National Executive Committee Retreat and Team Building Workshop after the elections of the Principal Officers of the Organization. In...
KENYA - When the Finnish Voluntary Programme ETVO was searching for a volunteer to the World Scout Bureau - African Regional Office in Nairobi, I saw my chance had come to work and live in Kenya which has been my dream for a long time. Over one year...
The Chatsworth Scout Troop, a troop, which forms part of Scouts South Africa, recently, took part in a 24hour cycle endurance race. The ‘Enduro’, as it is commonly referred to by the local Scouting fraternity, took place over the weekend of the 7th...
MOZAMBIQUE - From the 9th - 10th November 2013 at the African Judo Open of Mauritius in Port-Louis, a Mozambican Scout, Sigauque Neuso, participated and won accolades for his exemplary performance. He won a Silver Medal in the men’s 60kg category and...
Nelson Mandela, African Elephant is no more. MADIBA died on Thursday, 5th December 2013, leaving the world in emotion. This tragic event does not leave the African youth indifferent. Today, we do not celebrate death we immortalize a triple icon: −...
By Yaz Sarona, Program & Adult Resources Development Executive, Boy Scouts of the Philippines Wednesday, 27 November 2013 - The Standard of adult training for 44 Vietnamese Scout Leaders from different groups is enhanced when they flew to Manila...
It is much more than an ASEAN Scout Jamboree with the participation of National Scout Organizations from 16 countries including the host – Thailand. Over 5,000 Scouts took part in the Jamboree at the Vajiravudh Scout Camp in Chonburi Province.
On 1st December at State House Garden, Nairobi, Kenya's President, His Excellency Mr Uhuru Kenyatta was conferred as the new Kenya Scouts Association Patron by the Chief Commissioner, Charles Ray and the Chief Scout Francis Ole Kaparo during the...
Yesterday afternoon, the official Facebook page for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan in 2015 was launched. Check it out regularly for important news and updates related to the major youth event organised by the World Organization of the Scout...
COP19/CMP9 - Jörn Becker, Ana Ferreira and Nhattan Nguyen, members of the World Scouting delegation, got an opportunity to meet with UN Secretary-General's Envoy of Youth Mr Ahmad Alhendawi at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP19 taking...
11-22 November, World Scouting will be taking part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland. The Conference will gather participants from nations and organisations from all over the world to discuss how the global...
Ang European Region ng World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) ay kasali ng mga Scouts mula sa buong mundo sa pagpapahayag ng simpatya sa mga pamilya at mga kaibigan na biktima ng kahila-hilakbot na bagyo na sinalanta ang malaking bahagi ng...